1 Nå var Na’aman, hærføreren til kongen av Aram, en høyaktet mann hos sin herre, og svært respektert, for ved ham hadde Herren gitt seier til Aram. Men han var spedalsk.

Now Naaman, chief of the army of the king of Aram, was a man of high position with his master, and greatly respected, because by him the Lord had given salvation to Aram; but he was a leper.

2 Arameerne hadde på sine tokter tatt til fange en liten jente fra Israel, som ble tjener for Na’amans kone.

Now the Aramaeans had gone out in bands, and taken prisoner from Israel a little girl, who became servant to Naaman's wife.

3 Hun sa til sin frues kone: Om bare min herre kunne dra til profeten i Samaria, ville han gjøre ham frisk.

And she said to her master's wife, If only my lord would go to the prophet in Samaria, he would make him well.

4 Noen gikk og fortalte herren hans hva jenta fra Israel hadde sagt.

And someone went and said to his lord, This is what the girl from the land of Israel says.

5 Kongen av Aram sa: Dra avgårde, så sender jeg et brev til kongen av Israel. Han dro da av sted med ti talenter sølv, seks tusen sekel gull og ti festkledninger.

So the king of Aram said, Go then; and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he went, taking with him ten talents of silver and six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing.

6 Han tok brevet med til kongen av Israel der det sto: Når du nå mottar dette brevet, har jeg sendt min tjener Na’aman til deg for at du skal gjøre ham frisk, siden han er spedalsk.

And he took the letter to the king of Israel, in which the king of Aram had said, See, I have sent my servant Naaman to you to be made well, for he is a leper.

7 Da kongen av Israel leste brevet, ble han svært urolig og sa: Er jeg Gud, så jeg kan gi liv eller død? Hvorfor sender denne mannen en spedalsk til meg for å bli frisk? Ser jeg det ikke klart at han vil ha krig med meg?

But the king of Israel, after reading the letter, was greatly troubled and said, Am I God, to give death and life? why does this man send a leper to me to be made well? is it not clear that he is looking for a cause of war?

8 Da Elisha, Guds mann, hørte at kongen av Israel hadde revet i stykker klærne sine, sendte han bud til kongen og sa: Hvorfor er du urolig? Send mannen hit til meg så han kan vite at det finnes en profet i Israel.

Now Elisha, the man of God, hearing that the king of Israel had done this, sent to the king, saying, Why are you troubled? send the man to me, so that he may see that there is a prophet in Israel.

9 Så kom Na’aman med sine hester og vogner til døren til Elishas hus.

So Naaman, with all his horses and his carriages, came to the door of Elisha's house.

10 Elisha sendte en tjener ut til ham og sa: Gå og vask deg sju ganger i Jordan, så blir kroppen din frisk igjen, og du skal bli rein.

And Elisha sent a servant to him, saying, Go to Jordan, and after washing seven times in its waters your flesh will be well again and you will be clean.

11 Men Na’aman ble sint og dro av sted og sa: Jeg trodde at han ville komme ut til meg som en viktig person, be til Herren sin Gud og sveipe hånden over stedet og gjøre meg frisk.

But Naaman was angry and went away and said, I had the idea that he would come out to see such an important person as I am, and make prayer to the Lord his God, and with a wave of his hand over the place make the leper well.

12 Er ikke Abana og Parpar, elvene i Damaskus, bedre enn alle vannene i Israel? Kan jeg ikke bade i dem og bli rein? Med dette snudde han og dro bort i vrede.

Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not be washed in them and become clean? So turning, he went away in wrath.

13 Men tjenerne hans kom til ham og sa: Hvis profeten hadde bedt deg gjøre noe stort, ville du ikke ha gjort det? Hvor mye mer når han sier til deg: Vask deg og bli ren?

Then his servants came to him and said, If the prophet had given you orders to do some great thing, would you not have done it? how much more then, when he says to you, Be washed and become clean?

14 Så gikk han ned og dukket seg sju ganger i Jordan, som Guds mann hadde sagt. Kroppen hans ble som kroppen til et lite barn, og han ble frisk.

Then he went down seven times into the waters of Jordan, as the man of God had said; and his flesh became like the flesh of a little child again, and he was clean.

15 Deretter vendte han tilbake til Guds mann med hele sitt følge, gikk frem for ham og sa: Nå vet jeg at det ikke finnes noen Gud i hele verden, bare i Israel. Vær så snill, ta imot en gave fra din tjener.

Then he went back to the man of God, with all his train, and, taking his place before him, said, Now I am certain that there is no God in all the earth, but only in Israel: now then, take an offering from me.

16 Men han svarte: Så sant Herren lever, han som jeg tjener, jeg vil ikke ta imot noe. Og selv om han tryglet ham, ville han ikke ta imot.

But he said, By the life of the Lord whose servant I am, I will take nothing from you. And he did his best to make him take it but he would not.

17 Da sa Na’aman: Hvis du ikke vil, la meg i hvert fall få så mye jord som to muldyr kan bære, for fra nå av vil ikke din tjener ofre brennoffer eller slaktoffer til andre guder enn Herren.

Then Naaman said, If you will not, then let there be given to your servant as much earth as two beasts are able to take on their backs; because from now on, your servant will make no offering or burned offering to other gods, but only to the Lord.

18 Men må Herren nå tilgi din tjener for én ting: Når min herre går inn i Rimmon-huset for å tilbe der, støttet til min arm, og jeg bøyer meg i Rimmon-huset, må Herren tilgi din tjener for dette.

But may your servant have the Lord's forgiveness for this one thing: when my master goes into the house of Rimmon for worship there, supported on my arm, and my head is bent in the house of Rimmon; when his head is bent in the house of Rimmon, may your servant have the Lord's forgiveness for this thing.

19 Han sa til ham: Gå i fred. Han dro bort fra ham et stykke vei.

And he said to him, Go in peace. And he went from him some distance.

20 Men Gehasi, tjeneren til Elisha, Guds mann, sa: Min herre har latt denne arameeren Na’aman komme fra seg uten å ta imot noe av det han ville gi ham. Så sant Herren lever, jeg skal løpe etter ham og få noe fra ham.

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said, Now my master has taken nothing from Naaman, this Aramaean, of what he would have given him: by the living Lord, I will go after him and get something from him.

21 Så Gehasi løp etter Na’aman. Da Na’aman så ham komme løpende, steg han ut av vognen og gikk imot ham og sa: Står alt bra til?

So Gehazi went after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he got down from his carriage and went back to him and said, Is all well?

22 Han svarte: Alt står bra til. Men min herre har sendt meg og sier: Nå har det nettopp kommet to unge menn fra profetenes sønner, fra Efraims fjelland, til meg. Kan du gi dem en talent sølv og to klesskift?

And he said, All is well: but my master has sent me, saying, Even now, two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill-country of Ephraim; will you give me a talent of silver and two changes of clothing for them?

23 Na’aman sa: Vær så god, ta to talenter. Han tvang ham til å ta imot dem, la to talenter sølv i to poser sammen med to klesskift og ga dem til sine to tjenere som bar dem foran ham.

And Naaman said, Be good enough to take two talents. And forcing him to take them, he put two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of clothing, and gave them to his two servants to take before him.

24 Da han kom til haugen, tok han det fra dem og la det i huset. Så sendte han mennene bort, og de dro av sted.

When he came to the hill, he took them from their hands, and put them away in the house; and he sent the men away, and they went.

25 Da han kom inn igjen, stilte han seg foran sin herre. Elisha spurte ham: Hvor har du vært, Gehasi? Han svarte: Din tjener har ikke vært noe sted.

Then he came in and took his place before his master. And Elisha said to him, Where have you come from, Gehazi? And he said, Your servant went nowhere.

26 Men han sa til ham: Tror du ikke mitt hjerte var med deg da mannen steg ned fra vognen og kom imot deg? Er dette tiden for å ta imot penger og klær, olivenlunder, vingårder, småfe og storfe, tjenere og tjenestekvinner?

And he said to him, Did not my heart go with you, when the man got down from his carriage and went back to you? Is this a time for getting money, and clothing, and olive-gardens and vine-gardens, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants?

27 Siden du har gjort dette, vil Na’amans sykdom komme over deg og din ætt for alltid. Og Gehasi gikk bort fra ham, hvitfarget av spedalskhet som snø.

Because of what you have done, the disease of Naaman the leper will take you in its grip, and your seed after you, for ever. And he went out from before him a leper as white as snow.